Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-15
WHOLE NO. lI,179.

and said committee is directed to report to this
House the result of their investigation a. their
earliest possible convenience.
THE SPECIAL ORDER
At 2:15 Assemblyman Hart called for the
special order, which was the consideration of
the substitute for A. B. 179, which provides for
the division of Colusa county and the formation
of the new county of Glenn.
The Speaker held that inasmuch as the hour
for calling the special order had passed. the
same could not be called except by a vote of the
House: 1t was no longer privileged matter.
Mr.. Hart took the floor and stated that he had
called for the special order Immediately after
the necessary calling of the roll, approval of the
| jour nal and prayer by the Chaplain lie hoped
no member of the Assembly would deny him
the right OF calling up his bill az this time.
Knox OF Los Angeles took the floor and said
| II was something unusual for him to be in oppo-
sltlon To su1 a motion or request. He liked to
be courteous aud fair but he believed in killing
TINS Oil here and now. 1t had peculiar aroma
about it that was offensive to his and every
other honest mans nOstrils. There were in
t1eDces TO work to secure its passage that were,
u was Claimed, not exactly straight; and the
sack, 1t was q so asserted, was here ready to be
distributed where IL would do the most good to
secure the passage of this bill. 1t was bad
| policy, this establishing q precedent that 5000
people III any county can set up a claim and de-
eide for themselves, without reference to the
rest OF the county, whether they will set up
housekeeping or go It alone or not. If this bill
passes and becomes law, the county of Los
Angeles will be split in twain, viii be rent in
every direction. From Pasadena, from Santa
Ana, from Orange, from Riverside--all having
populations of over 5000-will come demand
tor home rule, and each one will form new
county. 1t viii be a bad precedent. The
speaker alluded to the sack" the bag" the
corrupt politicians, etc, in a sty c that would
indicate that he had but little respect for poll
| ticans generally, and none at all for those in
power in COlIIsa
Mathews of Tehama was also opposed to the
reading of the bill. The author had, by his
negligence, allowed 1t to go by default, and he
| thought it no more than right that it sheuld
meet the fate it so richly deseryed-that of 60
| ing on the file under the head of unfinished
| business. He thought the question of secession
was settled some years ago, but it was reserved
| for three bright lights Of this Assembly TO re-
| vivify the ghost OF the lost cause
Shanahan said he was surprised that the gen.
| tleman from Tehama, or in fact any gentleman
upon the floor of the Assembly would eudeayor
| to crush an important measure by taking ad-
| vantage of mere technically. 1t was not
manly, neither was it the mark of statesman
ship He would not take such mean ad,
| vantage of a measure even ii he knew it was of
| the most vital import to his county for him to
do So He believed in allowing measures to
| come before the house, and there set lie them in
debate. He said the gentleman from Los An
| geles had called up two bills out of order, and
| secured their passage, and he was the last man
that should object to the extending of courtesies
| to others. The speaker said that the cOrrup-
| ton came from the other side of the
| House. One genteman-a high official
| had threatened MIN If he supported this minor
/ lti lcipIt vi WHICH WHS lHe ma
| jority report up TO the eleventh hour. He made
| strong appeal to the House TO take up the bill
| lie criticised the remarks OF the member from
| Los Angeles very severely, and said he so
| wrapped up in booming his section he took
| every opportunity ON the -four of the House to
! advertise his county The speaker then, in or
der to stand him off on that proposition, entered
| into g glowing account of the vast resources of
! Shasta county, which, in his opinion, were so
/ much superi r to those of the boasted south
| that they ought not to be spoken of on the same
! day.
| Hart replied at length to the remarks of Mr..
| Knox, denying all the allegations of corruption
| stating that they we're unwaTranteG and unsup-
ported by fact.
| \ vote being taken, the bill was ordered read
! & second time by vote of 46 to l6.
The bill was slightly amended as to the
! boundary line between the proposed county of
| third reading.
Several committees made reports on bills
| which had been referred 10 them.
the Committee on Fish and Game, which is
| showed in on the Summit, was granted another
| days leave of absence.
| Evening Session.
| At the evening session the House took up the
| following Assepbly bills and read them a first
| time: Nos. 2 k0, 2S4 and 40i reiatng to the
| charters of Chico, Alameda, Los Angeles, Oak
! land, Stockton and San Jose.
| The bills are very lengthy, the reading of one
| occupying an hour time. In order to facilitate
the reading of all the charters at the same time,
| which was done by the four clerks at the desk.
| This created considerable confusion and no lit
| tie merTiment, but the constitutional provision
| was thus complied with, and all the bills thus
| advanced to the second-rcading hle.